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Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (exone) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:01:02 +0000

Hm, is there any (beginner-friendly way.) to integrate the keyboard commands/conky/playing with another server running mpd?

I've got a media-server running mpd on my network.

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (gensym) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:12:27 +0000

^ Thanks, that did the trick.

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (el_koraco) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:04:33 +0000

Your audio output value in .mpdconf or .mpd/mpdconf should look thus:

audio_output {
        type                    "alsa"
        name                    "My ALSA Device"
        options                 "dev=dmixer"
        device                  "plug:dmix"     # optional
}

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (gensym) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:47:14 +0000

@pvsage

I have to pause MPD.

@xaos52

Thanks.

Edith says: General multiplexing w/o MPD (i.e VLC, Flash & Skype simultaneously) works fine, but with MPD it still does not work. I'll post here, if I come up with any solutions.

Re: Howto: MPD

pvsage@email.com (pvsage) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:42:48 +0000

...see what I mean? :D

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (xaos52) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:35:35 +0000

search for 'alsa dmix' site:crunchbanglinux.org

Re: Howto: MPD

pvsage@email.com (pvsage) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:21:20 +0000

Does "a simple mpc toggle solves these issues" mean that you have to either pause or mute MPD?

I've seen similar reports in this very forum of MPD Bogarting the sound card with ALSA; there's a fair chance someone will post a fix very soon...perhaps even before I post this. In fact, it may have been mentioned earlier in this thread...

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (gensym) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:24:47 +0000

Can anyone tell me how can I "multiplex" the audio resources when playing music with MPD?

(i.e I cannot make Skype calls (Audio callback error)/flash videos are automatically muted, vlc is automatically muted when MPD is playing something ).

This is not a big problem as a simple mpc toggle solves these issues, however this still bothers me. Can anyone help me with that?

Edith says: I am using alsa. Just in case if it's relevant.

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (twigonometry) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:14:32 +0000

Milozzy wrote:

Anyway, my problem seems to be a known one: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mu … resolution

I just wanted to comment that I had this problem as well. I was trying to start mpd from autostart.sh and it wouldn't work because nm-applet hadn't established a network connection through WiFi yet. I confirmed this by seeing the error in ~/.xsession_error

The fix was the add the following to /etc/hosts (as per URL from Milozzy):
::1 localhost.localdomain localhost

Hope this info helps someone else!

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (Milozzy) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:14:09 +0000

Anyway, my problem seems to be a known one: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mu … resolution

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (Milozzy) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:36:36 +0000

Thank you very much guys!! #! community really is the best community in the open source world!!

Well, both of your suggestion does not work, but after reading the link that I post above, I try to disable ipv6 on my system and...now all works!!

It's definitely a mpd bug related to ipv6, I think...

BTW, I give you all the other information anyway, just to be sure.

~$ cat /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile

[ifupdown]
managed=false

~$ cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1    localhost
127.0.1.1    crunchbang

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

and yes, the 3 clients are on the same system.

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (VastOne) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:06:21 +0000

Try

bind_to_address "127.0.0.1"

in .mpdconf

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (xaos52) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:54:22 +0000

Are all those clients running on the same system, or are the connecting via the network?
check with

sudo ifconfig -a

that lo is up
and yes, you should include the line

bind_to_address "localhost"

Can you show the outpt of

sudo cat /etc/hosts
sudo cat /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

hth

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (xaos52) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:45:27 +0000

Are all those clients running on the same system, or are the connecting via the network?
check with

sudo ifconfig -a

that lo is up
and yes, you should include the line

bind_to_address "localhost"

hth

Re: Howto: MPD

dummy@example.com (Milozzy) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:03:31 +0000

Oh boy, I think I've claimed victory too soon.

In fact, if I comment out bind_to_address "localhost" in ~/.mdpconf, GMPC and ARIO can no longer connect to MPD; however MPD is up and running and Sonata still work.
I really disappointed...I found this bug report http://www.musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3195 and the problem seems to be similar...
There they say that it was a bug of versions previous to 0.16 and I am actually using 0.15 of Squeeze...but, if this the case, why am I the only here with this strange problem?